South Florida COVID-19 Trajectory

Introduction

This is a special issue of the Miami Covid Project Trajectory Report including Palm Beach and Broward Counties. This report will be updated at the authors’ convenience.

Public understanding of science is critical in times of crisis. The following analysis was conducted to examine the trajectory of COVID-19 in the South Florida counties of Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach. For phased reopening, the White House has set guidelines for local municipalities in their “Opening Up American Again” report. In the report, it is highly suggested that:

  1. Local areas show a downward trajectory in the number of positive cases as a percent of total tests over a two-week period, and
  2. Local hospitals have capacity to handle all patients without crisis care.

The analysis begins by looking at the number of new positive cases each day and the number of total tests performed each day. The figures are presented together because as there is more testing, there are likely to be more positive test results. Therefore, the proportion of positive cases is also calculated. Given a flat or increasing number of tests performed, the proportion of positive cases is the key metric to be used when looking at epidemic trajectory. It is recommended that this proportion not exceed 5%.

Finally, to ensure hospitals can meet demand without crisis care, the COVID-19 positive hospitalization census, COVID-19 positive ICU census, and COVID-19 positive ventilation census is plotted over time. Census refers to the number of COVID-19 positive patients in the hospital, ICU, and on ventilators, respectively, on a given day.

For Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach Counties, this document shows the

  • Full testing counts data,
  • Count of positive and total COVID-19 tests since mid-March,
  • Proportion of positive counts to total counts within the last two weeks,
  • Proportion of positive counts to total counts since mid-March,
  • Full COVID-19 hospitalization census data, and
  • Counts of patients hospitalized with COVID-19 since the beginning of April

Note: 5-day moving averages are used to smooth data.


Miami-Dade County

COVID-19 Testing Data

Full Data

This is a table of the most recent data we have available. We include data sources at the end of the document.
Date Positive Negative PropPositive
20-Mar 23 146 13.6094675
21-Mar 53 419 11.2288136
22-Mar 83 452 15.5140187
23-Mar 44 241 15.4385965
24-Mar 90 491 15.4905336
25-Mar 154 1079 12.4898621
26-Mar 178 749 19.2017260
27-Mar 205 1066 16.1290323
28-Mar 270 917 22.7464195
29-Mar 362 1248 22.4844720
30-Mar 278 963 22.4012893
31-Mar 461 1613 22.2275796
1-Apr 272 1569 14.7745790
2-Apr 544 2413 18.3970240
3-Apr 625 1878 24.9700360
4-Apr 531 2521 17.3984273
5-Apr 311 1260 19.7963081
6-Apr 556 2309 19.4066318
7-Apr 493 1990 19.8550141
8-Apr 488 1113 30.4809494
9-Apr 435 2636 14.1647672
10-Apr 542 2505 17.7879882
11-Apr 563 2732 17.0864947
12-Apr 364 1614 18.4024267
13-Apr 477 2267 17.3833819
14-Apr 364 1663 17.9575728
15-Apr 438 2392 15.4770318
16-Apr 536 2767 16.2276718
17-Apr 519 2901 15.1754386
18-Apr 296 1509 16.3988920
19-Apr 465 2690 14.7385103
20-Apr 413 3232 11.3305898
21-Apr 577 4230 12.0033285
22-Apr 465 2701 14.6873026
23-Apr 619 3647 14.5100797
24-Apr 552 2852 16.2162162
25-Apr 564 4136 12.0000000
26-Apr 384 2576 12.9729730
27-Apr 446 2789 13.7867079
28-Apr 213 1333 13.7774903
29-Apr 309 1704 15.3502235
30-Apr 333 3724 8.2080355
1-May 250 3616 6.4666322
2-May 144 2183 6.1882252
3-May 295 2896 9.2447509
4-May 151 3900 3.7274747
5-May 165 2231 6.8864775
6-May 153 2296 6.2474479
7-May 95 2091 4.3458371
8-May 165 2615 5.9352518
9-May 225 2208 9.2478422
10-May 159 2546 5.8780037
11-May 164 3420 4.5758929
12-May 153 1660 8.4390513
13-May 274 2214 11.0128617
14-May 213 1726 10.9850438
15-May 177 1927 8.4125475
16-May 544 3047 15.1489836
17-May 164 4218 3.7425833
18-May 123 5310 2.2639426
19-May 66 13671 0.4804542
20-May 343 7304 4.4854191
21-May 190 2649 6.6924974
22-May 158 3143 4.7864284
23-May 123 2491 4.7054323
24-May 219 5545 3.7994448
25-May 113 2819 3.8540246
26-May 100 1786 5.3022269
27-May 143 2693 5.0423131
28-May 259 5673 4.3661497
29-May 165 2454 6.3001145
30-May 202 4104 4.6911287
31-May 138 2921 4.5112782
1-Jun 83 1042 7.3777778
2-Jun 250 4639 5.1135201
2-Jun 274 4952 5.2430157
4-Jun 217 3909 5.2593311
5-Jun 233 3111 6.9677033
6-Jun 328 8882 3.5613464
7-Jun 226 2674 7.7931034
8-Jun 231 4255 5.1493535
9-Jun 247 3249 7.0652174
10-Jun 295 4861 5.7214895
11-Jun 255 3967 6.0397916
12-Jun 560 4866 10.3206782
13-Jun 292 9250 3.0601551
14-Jun 265 2724 8.8658414
15-Jun 519 5222 9.0402369
16-Jun 489 3337 12.7809723
17-Jun 560 4422 11.2404657
18-Jun 551 4415 11.0954491
19-Jun 618 4668 11.6912599
20-Jun 906 5877 13.3569217
21-Jun 429 4344 8.9880578
22-Jun 674 3030 18.1965443
23-Jun 908 3838 19.1319005
24-Jun 878 7689 10.2486285
25-Jun 1511 9050 14.3073573
26-Jun 1356 8243 14.1264715
27-Jun 2137 9819 17.8738709
28-Jun 1525 6621 18.7208446
29-Jun 1590 7313 17.8591486
30-Jun 1137 5059 18.3505487
1-Jul 2295 9395 19.6321642
2-Jul 2041 7666 21.0260637
3-Jul 2436 10356 19.0431520
4-Jul 2271 8757 20.5930359
5-Jul 1976 7880 20.0487013
6-Jul 2025 7562 21.1223532
7-Jul 2931 10299 22.1541950
8-Jul 2004 5557 26.5044306
9-Jul 2348 9134 20.4493991
10-Jul 2536 9205 21.5995230
11-Jul 3571 17810 16.7017445
12-Jul 3237 12641 20.3866986
13-Jul 2115 7302 22.4593820
14-Jul 2480 9742 20.2912780
15-Jul 3083 13405 18.6984474
16-Jul 2405 10672 18.3910683
17-Jul 3125 14532 17.6983633
18-Jul 3234 12353 20.7480593
19-Jul 2850 9607 22.8787027
20-Jul 2492 10364 19.3839452
21-Jul 2748 13611 16.7980928
22-Jul 2711 11784 18.7030010
23-Jul 3341 13427 19.9248569
24-Jul 3383 13720 19.7801555
25-Jul 2895 13058 18.1470570
26-Jul 2573 11503 18.2793407
27-Jul 3028 14147 17.6302766
28-Jul 2793 14272 16.3668327
29-Jul 2756 12693 17.8393424
30-Jul 2549 14530 14.9247614
31-Jul 2748 14137 16.2748001
1-Aug 1476 8219 15.2243424
2-Aug 968 6728 12.5779626
3-Aug 1122 7045 13.7382148
4-Aug 1210 6594 15.5048693


Total COVID-19 Tests by Day

The average number of COVID-19 tests performed each day has doubled from about 2,000 in early April to over 10,000 in July. Over the past two weeks, there has been an average decrease of -193 fewer tests performed each day in Miami-Dade County. This data is presented on a log scale.

Note: Testing site closures due to Hurricane Isaias may impact this number.

Positive COVID-19 Tests by Day

There was a general decrease in the number of new positive test results from early April until around mid May when Miami-Dade reopened. Afterwards, this trend flattened out and then increased. Over the period analyzed, there has been an average decrease of -82 fewer positive cases each day, per day in Miami-Dade County.

Note: Testing site closures due to Hurricane Isaias may impact this number.

Proportion of Positive Cases within Past Two Weeks

During the 14-day period from 21 July to 04 August, there was a decrease in the proportion of positive COVID-19 cases reported in Miami-Dade County. Over this period, there was an average change of -0.35 percentage points per day for new positive cases. Given a flat or increasing number of tests performed, the proportion of positive tests obtained is the key metric for examining COVID-19 trajectory. The percentage of positive test results obtained has exceeded the 5% positive threshold recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) for reopening.

Proportion of Positive COVID-19 Tests by Day

Overall, the proportion of positive test results out of all tests decreased significantly from just under 20% in early April to the proportion of about 5% at the end of May. This is function of test availability and the population being tested. After reopening, the proportion of positive tests has increased steadily, reaching the current average. Additionally, the proportion of positive tests has been consistently greater than 10% since June 22nd. Given a flat or increasing number of tests performed, an increase in the proportion of positive tests obtained points to evidence of increased COVID-19 community spread in Miami-Dade county.

COVID-19 Hospitalization Data

Full Data

The data below is COVID-19 hospital census data for Miami-Dade County for all dates with available data since April 2.These columns are: the number of patients hospitalized with COVID-19 (Hospitalized), the number of patients in intensive care with COVID-19 (ICU), the number of patients in intensive care with COVID-19 who are also on ventilators (Ventilated), the number of patients positive for COVID-19 that were admitted the previous day (AdmitPrevDay), the number of patients recovered from COVID-19 that were discharged the previous day (DischPrevDay), and the net admission of patients positive for COVID-19 the previous day (DeltaAdmit; a negative value means more recovered patients were discharged than sick patients admitted).

Date County TotalBeds AvailableBeds HospitalCapacity Hospitalized ICU Ventilated AdmitPrevDay DischPrevDay DeltaAdmit
2020-04-02 MIAMI-DADE 9455 NA NA 320 130 116 NA NA NA
2020-04-03 MIAMI-DADE 9455 NA NA 346 133 116 111 33 78
2020-04-04 MIAMI-DADE 9455 NA NA 416 133 112 59 37 22
2020-04-05 MIAMI-DADE 9455 NA NA 533 188 146 108 19 89
2020-04-06 MIAMI-DADE 9455 NA NA 516 178 151 89 21 68
2020-04-07 MIAMI-DADE 9455 NA NA 591 199 167 76 28 48
2020-04-08 MIAMI-DADE 9455 NA NA 636 215 166 107 32 75
2020-04-09 MIAMI-DADE 9455 NA NA 634 232 170 99 61 38
2020-04-10 MIAMI-DADE 9455 4977 0.5263882 681 245 172 79 37 42
2020-04-10 MIAMI-DADE 9455 NA NA 676 251 183 73 36 37
2020-04-11 MIAMI-DADE 9455 NA NA 671 238 177 99 64 35
2020-04-12 MIAMI-DADE 9455 NA NA 672 243 192 80 59 21
2020-04-12 MIAMI-DADE 9455 NA NA 714 245 183 60 61 -1
2020-04-13 MIAMI-DADE 9455 NA NA 653 247 184 74 47 27
2020-04-13 MIAMI-DADE 9455 NA NA 695 251 184 80 48 32
2020-04-14 MIAMI-DADE 9455 3264 0.3452142 653 204 146 69 41 28
2020-04-14 MIAMI-DADE 9455 3483 0.3683765 712 249 174 86 66 20
2020-04-15 MIAMI-DADE 9455 3325 0.3516658 693 234 169 84 76 8
2020-04-16 MIAMI-DADE 9455 3341 0.3533580 714 223 176 77 84 -7
2020-04-16 MIAMI-DADE 9455 3604 0.3811740 736 226 176 74 111 -37
2020-04-17 MIAMI-DADE 9455 3570 0.3775780 706 213 172 83 107 -24
2020-04-17 MIAMI-DADE 9455 3471 0.3671074 797 285 170 74 88 -14
2020-04-18 MIAMI-DADE 9455 3455 0.3654151 697 221 170 101 137 -36
2020-04-18 MIAMI-DADE 9455 3561 0.3766261 697 219 170 93 138 -45
2020-04-19 MIAMI-DADE 9455 3507 0.3709149 730 223 170 71 105 -34
2020-04-20 MIAMI-DADE 9455 3410 0.3606557 727 210 167 58 64 -6
2020-04-21 MIAMI-DADE 9455 3468 0.3667901 759 205 155 92 81 11
2020-04-22 MIAMI-DADE 9455 3260 0.3447911 743 196 148 72 88 -16
2020-04-22 MIAMI-DADE 9455 3410 0.3606557 722 194 139 71 121 -50
2020-04-23 MIAMI-DADE 9455 3378 0.3572713 706 186 129 91 62 29
2020-04-23 MIAMI-DADE 9455 3541 0.3745108 728 192 139 82 65 17
2020-04-24 MIAMI-DADE 9455 3193 0.3377049 694 173 125 86 66 20
2020-04-25 MIAMI-DADE 9455 3383 0.3578001 699 182 133 85 50 35
2020-04-25 MIAMI-DADE 9455 3288 0.3477525 705 178 133 84 51 33
2020-04-26 MIAMI-DADE 9455 3231 0.3417240 752 176 115 95 34 61
2020-04-26 MIAMI-DADE 9455 3250 0.3437335 747 177 116 79 32 47
2020-04-27 MIAMI-DADE 9455 3266 0.3454257 728 163 114 52 23 29
2020-04-27 MIAMI-DADE 9455 3278 0.3466949 725 162 115 50 26 24
2020-04-28 MIAMI-DADE 9455 3045 0.3220518 763 204 128 53 43 10
2020-04-28 MIAMI-DADE 9455 2996 0.3168694 776 203 127 71 52 19
2020-04-29 MIAMI-DADE 9455 2927 0.3095717 746 204 119 74 48 26
2020-04-29 MIAMI-DADE 9455 2916 0.3084082 747 196 120 75 44 31
2020-04-30 MIAMI-DADE 9455 3006 0.3179270 735 167 108 64 61 3
2020-04-30 MIAMI-DADE 9455 3001 0.3173982 735 168 108 58 63 -5
2020-05-01 MIAMI-DADE 9455 3266 0.3454257 733 177 110 69 76 -7
2020-05-01 MIAMI-DADE 9455 3274 0.3462718 724 171 110 79 77 2
2020-05-02 MIAMI-DADE 9455 3230 0.3416182 715 168 107 86 72 14
2020-05-03 MIAMI-DADE 9455 3344 0.3536753 707 181 103 68 134 -66
2020-05-03 MIAMI-DADE 9455 3335 0.3527234 697 179 102 56 132 -76
2020-05-04 MIAMI-DADE 9455 3114 0.3293496 702 170 105 46 29 17
2020-05-04 MIAMI-DADE 9455 3118 0.3297726 692 167 103 47 33 14
2020-05-05 MIAMI-DADE 9455 2950 0.3120042 674 157 84 68 76 -8
2020-05-05 MIAMI-DADE 9455 2954 0.3124273 677 156 84 67 74 -7
2020-05-06 MIAMI-DADE 9455 2926 0.3094659 660 142 80 80 68 12
2020-05-06 MIAMI-DADE 9455 2930 0.3098889 658 142 80 84 72 12
2020-05-07 MIAMI-DADE 9455 2867 0.3032258 661 137 75 71 65 6
2020-05-07 MIAMI-DADE 9455 2870 0.3035431 658 136 75 71 65 6
2020-05-08 MIAMI-DADE 9455 3023 0.3197250 643 130 78 68 64 4
2020-05-09 MIAMI-DADE 9526 3056 0.3208062 817 128 79 67 185 -118
2020-05-09 MIAMI-DADE 9526 3049 0.3200714 649 129 79 71 180 -109
2020-05-10 MIAMI-DADE 9526 3017 0.3167122 662 133 77 81 35 46
2020-05-10 MIAMI-DADE 9526 3073 0.3225908 667 127 77 64 31 33
2020-05-11 MIAMI-DADE 9526 3214 0.3373924 695 121 74 58 23 35
2020-05-11 MIAMI-DADE 9526 3214 0.3373924 695 121 74 58 23 35
2020-05-12 MIAMI-DADE 9526 2889 0.3032752 698 123 82 74 49 25
2020-05-12 MIAMI-DADE 9526 2874 0.3017006 634 111 73 76 50 26
2020-05-13 MIAMI-DADE 9526 2862 0.3004409 679 112 68 50 59 -9
2020-05-13 MIAMI-DADE 9526 2764 0.2901533 716 119 66 54 55 -1
2020-05-14 MIAMI-DADE 9526 2696 0.2830149 694 118 62 54 74 -20
2020-05-14 MIAMI-DADE 9526 2685 0.2818602 694 117 61 47 76 -29
2020-05-15 MIAMI-DADE 9526 2663 0.2795507 697 110 59 67 76 -9
2020-05-15 MIAMI-DADE 9526 2662 0.2794457 697 111 59 60 64 -4
2020-05-16 MIAMI-DADE 9526 2759 0.2896284 714 119 61 62 81 -19
2020-05-16 MIAMI-DADE 9526 2760 0.2897334 747 125 62 74 83 -9
2020-05-18 MIAMI-DADE 9526 2638 0.2769263 778 128 82 23 14 9
2020-05-19 MIAMI-DADE 9526 2560 0.2687382 742 122 50 52 44 8
2020-05-23 MIAMI-DADE 9526 2592 0.2720974 772 114 59 70 68 2
2020-05-26 MIAMI-DADE 9526 2800 0.2939324 792 106 67 67 110 -43
2020-05-27 MIAMI-DADE 9526 2589 0.2717825 768 106 61 42 46 -4
2020-05-28 MIAMI-DADE 9526 2391 0.2509973 740 103 56 59 98 -39
2020-05-29 MIAMI-DADE 9526 2464 0.2586605 729 92 55 48 74 -26
2020-05-31 MIAMI-DADE 9526 2640 0.2771363 716 96 53 71 49 22
2020-06-01 MIAMI-DADE 9526 2526 0.2651690 663 95 75 39 45 -6
2020-06-02 MIAMI-DADE 9526 2464 0.2586605 714 96 54 61 59 2
2020-06-03 MIAMI-DADE 9526 2339 0.2455385 699 98 56 58 109 -51
2020-06-04 MIAMI-DADE 9526 2444 0.2565610 643 98 NA 60 81 -21
2020-06-05 MIAMI-DADE 9526 2478 0.2601302 717 114 56 82 86 -4
2020-06-08 MIAMI-DADE 9526 2504 0.2628595 723 108 60 56 22 34
2020-06-10 MIAMI-DADE 9526 2199 0.2308419 724 93 58 60 54 6
2020-06-11 MIAMI-DADE 9526 2160 0.2267478 691 98 58 65 67 -2
2020-06-12 MIAMI-DADE 9526 2192 0.2301071 686 99 59 54 70 -16
2020-06-12 MIAMI-DADE 9526 2291 0.2404997 681 103 59 58 69 -11
2020-06-15 MIAMI-DADE 9526 2383 0.2501575 738 126 66 95 45 50
2020-06-16 MIAMI-DADE 9526 2250 0.2361957 754 135 64 99 76 23
2020-06-17 MIAMI-DADE 9526 2161 0.2268528 761 131 67 101 87 14
2020-06-18 MIAMI-DADE 9526 2036 0.2137308 761 138 64 101 249 -148
2020-06-19 MIAMI-DADE 9526 2096 0.2200294 758 131 71 115 150 -35
2020-06-20 MIAMI-DADE 9526 2087 0.2190846 794 131 74 103 92 11
2020-06-22 MIAMI-DADE 9526 2066 0.2168801 900 165 77 110 42 68
2020-06-23 MIAMI-DADE 9526 1991 0.2090069 932 163 78 154 94 60
2020-06-24 MIAMI-DADE 9526 1852 0.1944153 981 185 83 164 121 43
2020-06-25 MIAMI-DADE 9526 1830 0.1921058 955 182 87 160 140 20
2020-06-26 MIAMI-DADE 9526 2054 0.2156204 1006 195 88 187 142 45
2020-06-27 MIAMI-DADE 9526 2118 0.2223389 1004 206 91 160 136 24
2020-06-27 MIAMI-DADE 9526 2127 0.2232836 1004 206 90 162 130 32
2020-06-28 MIAMI-DADE 9526 2166 0.2273777 1100 223 90 182 109 73
2020-06-29 MIAMI-DADE 9526 1987 0.2085870 1152 234 92 160 110 50
2020-06-30 MIAMI-DADE 9526 1863 0.1955700 1219 282 105 174 120 54
2020-07-01 MIAMI-DADE 9526 1819 0.1909511 1295 265 119 211 209 2
2020-07-02 MIAMI-DADE 9526 1735 0.1821331 1381 283 140 251 170 81
2020-07-03 MIAMI-DADE 9526 1979 0.2077472 1394 295 148 218 199 19
2020-07-05 MIAMI-DADE 9526 2002 0.2101617 1539 332 166 204 138 66
2020-07-06 MIAMI-DADE 9526 1906 0.2000840 1641 333 171 221 134 87
2020-07-08 MIAMI-DADE 9526 1906 0.2000840 1689 353 180 239 272 -33
2020-07-09 MIAMI-DADE 9526 1851 0.1943103 1755 365 189 214 228 -14
2020-07-10 MIAMI-DADE 9526 1798 0.1887466 1770 370 196 238 251 -13
2020-07-12 MIAMI-DADE 9526 1798 0.1887466 1887 394 205 260 209 51
2020-07-13 MIAMI-DADE 9526 1707 0.1791938 2025 414 212 269 172 97
2020-07-14 MIAMI-DADE 9551 1631 0.1707675 1968 428 204 267 254 13
2020-07-15 MIAMI-DADE 9551 1597 0.1672076 1999 429 220 281 301 -20
2020-07-16 MIAMI-DADE 9551 1586 0.1660559 2016 460 241 274 272 2
2020-07-17 MIAMI-DADE 9551 1644 0.1721286 2069 453 245 252 240 12
2020-07-19 MIAMI-DADE 9590 1847 0.1925965 2225 504 282 247 185 62
2020-07-21 MIAMI-DADE 9590 1521 0.1586027 2299 527 312 280 259 21
2020-07-22 MIAMI-DADE 9590 1572 0.1639208 2262 518 312 249 300 -51
2020-07-23 MIAMI-DADE 9590 1585 0.1652763 2256 523 312 261 256 5
2020-07-24 MIAMI-DADE 9590 1589 0.1656934 2286 536 335 242 248 -6
2020-07-25 MIAMI-DADE 9590 1616 0.1685089 2154 557 329 217 244 -27
2020-07-26 MIAMI-DADE 9590 1723 0.1796663 2150 561 332 188 222 -34
2020-07-27 MIAMI-DADE 9590 1658 0.1728884 2255 562 329 229 181 48
2020-07-28 MIAMI-DADE 9590 1515 0.1579771 2209 571 343 217 244 -27
2020-07-29 MIAMI-DADE 9590 1537 0.1602711 2103 550 329 221 285 -64
2020-07-30 MIAMI-DADE 9590 1580 0.1647550 2083 547 321 220 275 -55
2020-08-01 MIAMI-DADE 9590 1721 0.1794578 1963 539 326 195 229 -34
2020-08-02 MIAMI-DADE 9590 1775 0.1850886 1937 519 319 145 179 -34
2020-08-03 MIAMI-DADE 9590 1823 0.1900938 1951 509 318 158 130 28
2020-08-04 MIAMI-DADE 9590 1664 0.1735141 1949 512 326 203 176 27


Hospital COVID-19 Census Trajectory

We now show a census plot of hospitalizations, patients in ICU, and those in ICU on ventilators (shown on a log scale) for Miami-Dade County. Overall, since mid-April, the number of COVID-19 positive patients in Miami-Dade County hospitals remained constant at around 700 people in hospitals until early June. The COVID-19 ICU census decreased from its reported peak of 285 on April 17th to around 100 as of June 6th. Overall, the number of COVID-19 patients on ventilators decreased from its highest point of 192 ventilated on April 22nd to around 60 on June 6th.

On August 4th, there were 1949 COVID positive patients hospitalized. This was a decrease from a high of 2299 obtained on July 21st. Additionally on August 4th, there were 512 COVID positive patients in the ICU. This was a decrease from from a high of 561 obtained on July 26th. Furthermore, on August 4th, there were 326 COVID positive patients ventilated. This was a decrease from a high of 335 obtained on July 24th. This represents a slightly decreasing hospitalization burden. Note: data is plotted on a log scale.

We also show the proportion of patients hospitalized who are in the ICU and the proportion of those patients in the ICU who are ventilated.

Overall, the percentage of COVID-19 hospitalized patients requiring intensive care has decreased from over 40% in early April to around 13% in mid May. Over the past two months, this trend has reversed and the percentage of hospitalized patients in the ICU has begun to increase to approximately 25%. Additionally, the percentage of patients in the ICU on ventilation decreased from approximately 85% in early April to approximately 50% in early July. Subsequently, during the month of July, this number has begin to rise.

COVID-19 Deaths by Day

County Date Count
Dade 2020-03-16 1
Dade 2020-03-17 1
Dade 2020-03-20 2
Dade 2020-03-22 6
Dade 2020-03-24 4
Dade 2020-03-25 6
Dade 2020-03-26 4
Dade 2020-03-27 11
Dade 2020-03-28 10
Dade 2020-03-29 20
Dade 2020-03-30 14
Dade 2020-03-31 18
Dade 2020-04-01 18
Dade 2020-04-02 22
Dade 2020-04-03 15
Dade 2020-04-04 23
Dade 2020-04-05 12
Dade 2020-04-06 18
Dade 2020-04-07 17
Dade 2020-04-08 27
Dade 2020-04-09 17
Dade 2020-04-10 13
Dade 2020-04-11 20
Dade 2020-04-12 14
Dade 2020-04-13 17
Dade 2020-04-14 26
Dade 2020-04-15 13
Dade 2020-04-16 24
Dade 2020-04-17 22
Dade 2020-04-18 10
Dade 2020-04-19 23
Dade 2020-04-20 16
Dade 2020-04-21 12
Dade 2020-04-22 14
Dade 2020-04-23 18
Dade 2020-04-24 14
Dade 2020-04-25 14
Dade 2020-04-26 8
Dade 2020-04-27 31
Dade 2020-04-28 9
Dade 2020-04-29 12
Dade 2020-04-30 8
Dade 2020-05-01 9
Dade 2020-05-02 8
Dade 2020-05-03 14
Dade 2020-05-04 12
Dade 2020-05-05 13
Dade 2020-05-06 3
Dade 2020-05-07 8
Dade 2020-05-08 6
Dade 2020-05-09 11
Dade 2020-05-10 6
Dade 2020-05-11 10
Dade 2020-05-12 11
Dade 2020-05-13 16
Dade 2020-05-14 16
Dade 2020-05-15 18
Dade 2020-05-16 10
Dade 2020-05-17 17
Dade 2020-05-18 4
Dade 2020-05-19 6
Dade 2020-05-20 18
Dade 2020-05-21 13
Dade 2020-05-22 10
Dade 2020-05-23 5
Dade 2020-05-24 5
Dade 2020-05-25 10
Dade 2020-05-26 9
Dade 2020-05-27 8
Dade 2020-05-28 11
Dade 2020-05-29 7
Dade 2020-05-30 6
Dade 2020-05-31 7
Dade 2020-06-01 7
Dade 2020-06-02 6
Dade 2020-06-03 10
Dade 2020-06-04 4
Dade 2020-06-05 9
Dade 2020-06-06 8
Dade 2020-06-07 8
Dade 2020-06-08 9
Dade 2020-06-09 11
Dade 2020-06-10 11
Dade 2020-06-11 7
Dade 2020-06-12 22
Dade 2020-06-13 5
Dade 2020-06-14 2
Dade 2020-06-15 20
Dade 2020-06-16 11
Dade 2020-06-17 10
Dade 2020-06-18 14
Dade 2020-06-19 16
Dade 2020-06-20 10
Dade 2020-06-21 14
Dade 2020-06-22 21
Dade 2020-06-23 13
Dade 2020-06-24 16
Dade 2020-06-25 22
Dade 2020-06-26 15
Dade 2020-06-27 29
Dade 2020-06-28 14
Dade 2020-06-29 18
Dade 2020-06-30 12
Dade 2020-07-01 31
Dade 2020-07-02 23
Dade 2020-07-03 19
Dade 2020-07-04 20
Dade 2020-07-05 7
Dade 2020-07-06 38
Dade 2020-07-07 31
Dade 2020-07-08 15
Dade 2020-07-09 21
Dade 2020-07-10 26
Dade 2020-07-11 20
Dade 2020-07-12 17
Dade 2020-07-13 24
Dade 2020-07-14 12
Dade 2020-07-15 18

Overall from March 16th to approximately May 25th in Miami-Dade County, there was a decrease in the number of deaths per day. The orange triangle depicts the county reopening date. This decrease in deaths may be attributable to advances in COVID-19 treatments and standard of care. A decrease in median age of those impacted could also partially explain this decrease. Despite this, there has been a recent increase in deaths reported per day for Miami-Dade County. The peak number of deaths so far reported was 38 on July 6th.

Note: Due to delays in classifying the cause of death and thus of reporting deaths due to COVID-19, the most recent data will undercount the number of deaths. For this reason, the last three were excluded from this analysis of deaths. Data may also be missing from prior to this.


Broward County

COVID-19 Testing Data

Full Data

Date Positive Negative PropPositive
20-Mar 32 749 4.0973111
21-Mar 36 277 11.5015974
22-Mar 53 351 13.1188119
23-Mar 46 245 15.8075601
24-Mar 49 238 17.0731707
25-Mar 100 1413 6.6093853
26-Mar 93 859 9.7689076
27-Mar 126 1044 10.7692308
28-Mar 189 1591 10.6179775
29-Mar 18 229 7.2874494
30-Mar 299 2553 10.4838710
31-Mar 82 672 10.8753316
1-Apr 13 193 6.3106796
2-Apr 249 935 21.0304054
3-Apr 84 1271 6.1992620
4-Apr 227 1028 18.0876494
5-Apr 94 1204 7.2419106
6-Apr 181 1029 14.9586777
7-Apr 163 1052 13.4156379
9-Apr 122 1262 8.8150289
10-Apr 199 944 17.4103237
11-Apr 155 805 16.1458333
12-Apr 150 1008 12.9533679
13-Apr 299 1574 15.9636946
14-Apr 117 789 12.9139073
15-Apr 186 1135 14.0802422
16-Apr 254 2340 9.7918273
17-Apr 183 1208 13.1560029
18-Apr 217 1213 15.1748252
19-Apr 223 1362 14.0694006
20-Apr 181 1060 14.5850121
21-Apr 191 1193 13.8005780
22-Apr 166 1456 10.2342787
23-Apr 312 2851 9.8640531
24-Apr 247 1537 13.8452915
25-Apr NA NA NA
26-Apr NA NA NA
27-Apr NA NA NA
28-Apr NA NA NA
29-Apr 66 787 7.7373974
30-Apr 183 3640 4.7868166
1-May 107 1839 5.4984584
2-May 60 1122 5.0761421
3-May 66 785 7.7555817
4-May 108 2090 4.9135578
5-May 63 1805 3.3725910
6-May 80 1458 5.2015605
7-May 47 5356 0.8698871
8-May 49 1470 3.2258065
9-May 89 654 11.9784657
10-May 22 2180 0.9990917
11-May 68 1744 3.7527594
12-May 61 1332 4.3790380
13-May 52 2155 2.3561396
14-May 69 1150 5.6603774
15-May 41 499 7.5925926
16-May 81 1344 5.6842105
17-May 78 1956 3.8348083
18-May 47 2476 1.8628617
19-May 45 6470 0.6907137
20-May 109 4259 2.4954212
21-May 64 3411 1.8417266
22-May 72 3400 2.0737327
23-May 41 1168 3.3912324
24-May 78 3557 2.1458047
25-May 39 1608 2.3679417
26-May 36 994 3.4951456
27-May 38 1960 1.9019019
28-May 101 4316 2.2866199
29-May 79 1445 5.2000000
30-May 69 2696 2.5000000
31-May 72 3055 2.3000000
1-Jun 51 760 6.3000000
2-Jun 84 2191 3.7000000
3-Jun 100 3840 2.5000000
4-Jun 103 4199 2.4000000
5-Jun 95 2829 3.2000000
6-Jun 145 4798 2.9000000
7-Jun 113 2414 4.5000000
8-Jun 136 3255 4.0000000
9-Jun 112 1532 6.8000000
10-Jun 151 2426 5.9000000
11-Jun 226 4329 5.0000000
12-Jun 219 3342 6.1000000
13-Jun 108 3920 2.7000000
14-Jun 129 2415 5.1000000
15-Jun 393 4798 7.6000000
16-Jun 281 2598 9.8000000
17-Jun 272 3460 7.3000000
18-Jun 271 2755 9.0000000
19-Jun 342 3176 9.7000000
20-Jun 504 4760 9.6000000
21-Jun 134 2061 6.1000000
22-Jun 459 4037 10.2000000
23-Jun 443 3673 10.8000000
24-Jun 373 5421 6.4000000
25-Jun 730 5630 11.5000000
26-Jun 705 6194 10.2000000
27-Jun 555 4707 10.5000000
28-Jun 439 3221 12.0000000
29-Jun 590 3773 13.5000000
30-Jun 528 3056 14.7000000
1-Jul 944 6010 13.6000000
2-Jul 1094 5637 16.3000000
3-Jul 1343 8189 14.1000000
4-Jul 1634 8369 16.3000000
5-Jul 629 3298 16.0000000
6-Jul 738 4915 13.1000000
7-Jul 1164 7155 14.0000000
8-Jul 1318 4525 22.6000000
9-Jul 1599 9088 15.0000000
10-Jul 1556 8218 15.9000000
11-Jul 1780 11457 13.4000000
12-Jul 1413 8797 13.8000000
13-Jul 1346 7074 16.0000000
14-Jul 1324 7603 14.8000000
15-Jul 1419 7110 16.6000000
16-Jul 1328 7972 14.3000000
17-Jul 1231 7728 13.7000000
18-Jul 1159 7951 12.7000000
19-Jul 1709 7926 17.7000000
20-Jul 1602 8986 15.1000000
21-Jul 1168 8278 12.4000000
22-Jul 1259 7615 14.2000000
23-Jul 1577 8437 15.7000000
24-Jul 1592 10790 12.9000000
25-Jul 1167 8367 12.2000000
26-Jul 1431 9364 13.3000000
27-Jul 891 7347 10.8000000
28-Jul 1320 9069 12.7000000
29-Jul 1367 8586 13.7000000
30-Jul 1103 9075 10.8000000
31-Jul 1351 9388 12.6000000
1-Aug 1198 8764 12.0000000
2-Aug 574 6355 8.3000000
3-Aug 446 3814 10.5000000
4-Aug 429 4391 8.9000000


Total COVID-19 Tests by Day

The average number of COVID-19 tests performed each day has increased from about 1000 in early April to approximately 10,000 in July. Over the past two weeks, there has been an average decrease of -88 fewer tests each day in Broward County. This data is presented on a log scale and may be impacted by testing site closures.

Positive COVID-19 Tests by Day

There was a general decrease in the number of new positive test results from early April until around May 11th. Afterwards, this trend flattened out and then increased. Over the past two weeks, there has been a decrease of -36 positive cases each day, per day in Broward County.

Note: Testing site closures due to Hurricane Isaias may impact this number.

Proportion of Positive Cases within Past Two Weeks

During the 14-day period from 21 July to 04 August, there was a decrease in the proportion of positive COVID-19 cases reported in Broward County. Over this period, there was an average change of -0.3 percentage points per day for new positive cases.

Proportion of Positive COVID-19 Tests by Day

This measure is a function of test availability and the population being tested. Over the past two weeks, the proportion of positive cases obtained has changed by approximately -0.3 % each day for Broward County.

COVID-19 Hospitalization Data

Full Data

Date County TotalBeds AvailableBeds HospitalCapacity Hospitalized ICU Ventilated AdmitPrevDay DischPrevDay DeltaAdmit
2020-04-02 BROWARD 6816 NA NA 204 71 56 NA NA NA
2020-04-03 BROWARD 6816 NA NA 250 87 70 143 49 94
2020-04-04 BROWARD 6816 NA NA 298 98 80 41 18 23
2020-04-05 BROWARD 6816 NA NA 341 96 92 83 66 17
2020-04-06 BROWARD 6816 NA NA 389 122 110 71 72 -1
2020-04-07 BROWARD 6816 NA NA 413 128 113 65 81 -16
2020-04-08 BROWARD 6816 NA NA 391 135 119 62 108 -46
2020-04-09 BROWARD 6816 NA NA 376 135 106 55 54 1
2020-04-10 BROWARD 6816 3575 0.5245012 374 136 114 83 84 -1
2020-04-10 BROWARD 6816 NA NA 380 148 120 84 72 12
2020-04-11 BROWARD 6816 NA NA 370 140 115 71 80 -9
2020-04-12 BROWARD 6816 NA NA 400 145 120 66 60 6
2020-04-12 BROWARD 6816 NA NA 398 152 121 77 64 13
2020-04-13 BROWARD 6816 NA NA 326 128 99 72 59 13
2020-04-13 BROWARD 6816 NA NA 406 146 116 84 62 22
2020-04-14 BROWARD 6816 2035 0.2985622 400 144 116 89 60 29
2020-04-14 BROWARD 6816 1992 0.2922535 398 140 108 107 65 42
2020-04-15 BROWARD 6816 1970 0.2890258 387 144 112 142 136 6
2020-04-16 BROWARD 6816 2199 0.3226232 396 147 114 136 111 25
2020-04-16 BROWARD 6816 2100 0.3080986 378 139 106 125 55 70
2020-04-17 BROWARD 6816 2068 0.3034038 376 135 106 122 63 59
2020-04-17 BROWARD 6816 2132 0.3127934 365 135 104 70 44 26
2020-04-18 BROWARD 6816 2055 0.3014965 310 107 82 68 118 -50
2020-04-18 BROWARD 6816 2150 0.3154343 381 125 102 64 48 16
2020-04-19 BROWARD 6816 2053 0.3012031 378 127 100 53 43 10
2020-04-20 BROWARD 6816 2029 0.2976819 371 123 105 60 39 21
2020-04-21 BROWARD 6816 2082 0.3054577 330 107 88 90 66 24
2020-04-22 BROWARD 6816 2069 0.3035505 360 116 97 62 57 5
2020-04-22 BROWARD 6816 2079 0.3050176 356 117 95 52 40 12
2020-04-23 BROWARD 6816 2099 0.3079519 364 119 82 47 33 14
2020-04-23 BROWARD 6816 2044 0.2998826 363 121 84 38 40 -2
2020-04-24 BROWARD 6816 1680 0.2464789 372 117 102 46 38 8
2020-04-25 BROWARD 6816 1671 0.2451585 347 116 103 67 57 10
2020-04-25 BROWARD 6816 1679 0.2463322 343 112 85 77 65 12
2020-04-26 BROWARD 6816 1689 0.2477993 341 110 84 74 50 24
2020-04-26 BROWARD 6816 1675 0.2457453 343 113 84 63 48 15
2020-04-27 BROWARD 6816 1825 0.2677523 335 105 82 35 39 -4
2020-04-27 BROWARD 6816 1836 0.2693662 336 107 80 35 40 -5
2020-04-28 BROWARD 6816 1740 0.2552817 324 99 74 69 59 10
2020-04-28 BROWARD 6816 1739 0.2551350 324 99 74 69 59 10
2020-04-29 BROWARD 6816 1772 0.2599765 319 101 77 59 55 4
2020-04-29 BROWARD 6816 1771 0.2598298 319 101 77 59 55 4
2020-04-30 BROWARD 6816 1755 0.2574824 311 92 77 47 50 -3
2020-04-30 BROWARD 6816 1757 0.2577758 312 93 77 47 50 -3
2020-05-01 BROWARD 6816 1833 0.2689261 309 91 69 65 62 3
2020-05-01 BROWARD 6816 1833 0.2689261 310 91 69 65 62 3
2020-05-02 BROWARD 6816 1762 0.2585094 308 91 72 55 62 -7
2020-05-03 BROWARD 6816 1729 0.2536678 301 89 67 31 30 1
2020-05-03 BROWARD 6816 1715 0.2516138 305 89 69 47 40 7
2020-05-04 BROWARD 6816 1720 0.2523474 271 74 53 34 43 -9
2020-05-04 BROWARD 6816 1721 0.2524941 270 75 53 33 45 -12
2020-05-05 BROWARD 6816 1701 0.2495599 254 71 50 33 44 -11
2020-05-05 BROWARD 6816 1701 0.2495599 259 75 50 33 44 -11
2020-05-06 BROWARD 6816 1796 0.2634977 249 65 52 44 31 13
2020-05-06 BROWARD 6816 1796 0.2634977 249 65 52 50 31 19
2020-05-07 BROWARD 6816 1830 0.2684859 246 61 44 43 21 22
2020-05-07 BROWARD 6816 1830 0.2684859 246 61 44 43 21 22
2020-05-08 BROWARD 6816 1824 0.2676056 247 68 42 40 20 20
2020-05-09 BROWARD 6816 1914 0.2808099 241 62 41 36 25 11
2020-05-09 BROWARD 6816 1890 0.2772887 241 63 42 34 21 13
2020-05-10 BROWARD 6816 1873 0.2747946 253 63 41 41 18 23
2020-05-10 BROWARD 6816 1873 0.2747946 253 63 41 41 18 23
2020-05-11 BROWARD 6816 1839 0.2698063 283 59 39 50 6 44
2020-05-11 BROWARD 6816 1832 0.2687793 283 59 39 50 6 44
2020-05-12 BROWARD 6816 1682 0.2467723 279 61 41 30 20 10
2020-05-12 BROWARD 6816 1682 0.2467723 279 61 41 30 20 10
2020-05-13 BROWARD 6816 1616 0.2370892 246 50 24 41 16 25
2020-05-13 BROWARD 6816 1625 0.2384096 286 57 34 42 15 27
2020-05-14 BROWARD 6816 1654 0.2426643 300 57 36 41 26 15
2020-05-14 BROWARD 6816 1654 0.2426643 300 57 36 44 26 18
2020-05-15 BROWARD 6816 1694 0.2485329 281 45 35 25 19 6
2020-05-15 BROWARD 6816 1694 0.2485329 281 45 35 25 19 6
2020-05-16 BROWARD 6816 1779 0.2610035 277 41 36 22 25 -3
2020-05-16 BROWARD 6816 1723 0.2527876 270 43 38 23 25 -2
2020-05-18 BROWARD 6816 1838 0.2696596 270 46 42 22 17 5
2020-05-19 BROWARD 6816 1665 0.2442782 277 48 40 28 17 11
2020-05-23 BROWARD 6816 1590 0.2332746 228 48 41 23 17 6
2020-05-26 BROWARD 6816 1740 0.2552817 230 47 37 25 18 7
2020-05-27 BROWARD 6816 1703 0.2498533 228 49 37 27 22 5
2020-05-28 BROWARD 6816 1681 0.2466256 213 54 41 18 25 -7
2020-05-29 BROWARD 6816 1759 0.2580692 208 50 45 21 20 1
2020-05-31 BROWARD 6816 1969 0.2888791 187 49 34 20 16 4
2020-06-01 BROWARD 6816 2013 0.2953345 198 51 34 12 23 -11
2020-06-02 BROWARD 6822 1894 0.2776312 195 53 33 32 33 -1
2020-06-03 BROWARD 6816 1853 0.2718603 187 50 32 30 39 -9
2020-06-04 BROWARD 6816 1904 0.2793427 167 52 32 20 26 -6
2020-06-05 BROWARD 6816 1780 0.2611502 182 50 31 23 16 7
2020-06-08 BROWARD 6816 1905 0.2794894 185 50 29 26 12 14
2020-06-10 BROWARD 6816 1758 0.2579225 169 46 29 26 23 3
2020-06-11 BROWARD 6816 1740 0.2552817 204 50 30 31 23 8
2020-06-12 BROWARD 6816 1678 0.2461854 215 48 31 31 25 6
2020-06-12 BROWARD 6816 1679 0.2463322 214 48 31 28 25 3
2020-06-15 BROWARD 6816 1855 0.2721538 222 53 27 30 16 14
2020-06-16 BROWARD 6816 1706 0.2502934 235 61 29 39 29 10
2020-06-17 BROWARD 6816 1692 0.2482394 243 54 27 40 36 4
2020-06-18 BROWARD 6816 1460 0.2142019 257 56 26 44 32 12
2020-06-19 BROWARD 6816 1347 0.1976232 289 68 26 53 35 18
2020-06-20 BROWARD 6816 1475 0.2164026 297 71 30 51 24 27
2020-06-23 BROWARD 6816 1556 0.2282864 302 47 25 49 33 16
2020-06-24 BROWARD 6816 1445 0.2120012 391 68 34 66 59 7
2020-06-25 BROWARD 6816 1301 0.1908744 429 74 26 79 33 46
2020-06-26 BROWARD 6816 1238 0.1816315 451 92 43 73 45 28
2020-06-27 BROWARD 6816 1289 0.1891138 472 97 38 82 51 31
2020-06-27 BROWARD 6816 1289 0.1891138 472 97 38 82 51 31
2020-06-28 BROWARD NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
2020-06-29 BROWARD NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
2020-06-30 BROWARD 6816 1167 0.1712148 602 113 49 105 65 40
2020-07-01 BROWARD NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
2020-07-02 BROWARD NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
2020-07-03 BROWARD NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
2020-07-05 BROWARD 6816 1256 0.1842723 799 143 65 116 99 17
2020-07-06 BROWARD 6816 1177 0.1726819 872 146 72 151 109 42
2020-07-08 BROWARD 6816 960 0.1408451 843 169 89 110 135 -25
2020-07-09 BROWARD 6816 963 0.1412852 954 187 101 129 119 10
2020-07-10 BROWARD 6816 968 0.1420188 964 194 117 152 128 24
2020-07-12 BROWARD 6816 1059 0.1553697 1054 202 138 100 63 37
2020-07-13 BROWARD 6816 1026 0.1505282 1215 240 160 254 104 150
2020-07-14 BROWARD 6816 957 0.1404049 1230 244 171 192 124 68
2020-07-15 BROWARD 6816 904 0.1326291 1224 262 182 129 169 -40
2020-07-16 BROWARD 6816 989 0.1450998 1250 257 198 132 153 -21
2020-07-17 BROWARD 6816 940 0.1379108 1246 246 196 151 162 -11
2020-07-19 BROWARD 6816 985 0.1445129 1261 261 198 122 123 -1
2020-07-21 BROWARD 6816 882 0.1294014 1319 269 191 149 152 -3
2020-07-22 BROWARD 6816 875 0.1283744 1356 275 209 134 179 -45
2020-07-23 BROWARD 6816 916 0.1343897 1442 287 213 113 179 -66
2020-07-24 BROWARD 6816 903 0.1324824 1309 280 215 123 139 -16
2020-07-25 BROWARD 6816 999 0.1465669 1326 291 219 122 152 -30
2020-07-26 BROWARD 6816 999 0.1465669 1287 282 216 89 151 -62
2020-07-27 BROWARD 6816 1021 0.1497946 1305 279 215 93 136 -43
2020-07-28 BROWARD 6816 899 0.1318955 1305 288 223 116 145 -29
2020-07-29 BROWARD 6816 871 0.1277876 1290 293 224 128 141 -13
2020-07-30 BROWARD 6816 887 0.1301350 1267 283 211 108 144 -36
2020-08-01 BROWARD 6816 967 0.1418721 1207 292 214 112 137 -25
2020-08-02 BROWARD 6816 997 0.1462735 1205 270 212 86 103 -17
2020-08-03 BROWARD 6816 999 0.1465669 1187 261 208 75 125 -50
2020-08-04 BROWARD 6816 963 0.1412852 1087 251 216 75 123 -48


Hospital COVID-19 Census Trajectory

We now show a census plot of hospitalizations, patients in ICU, and those in ICU on ventilators (shown on a log scale) for Broward County. Overall, in Broward County, hospitalizations and ICU census trended downwards until approximately the first week of June. Subsequently, these trends reversed and now trend upwards. The trend for ventilation has increased over approximately the past two weeks. The COVID-19 ICU census had decreased from its reported peak of 152 on April 12th to a minimum of 41 on May 16th; currently, it has increased back to 251. The observed decreasing trends for ICU census has reversed over the past month and began to increase.Overall, the number of COVID-19 patients in ICU on ventilators decreased significantly from its highest point of 121 ventilated on April 12th to a minimum of 23 on May 13th; currently, there are 216 patients on ventilators in ICU. Additionally, county hospitalizations have begun to increase over the past five weeks.

On August 4th, 1087 COVID-positive patients were hospitalized, this was down from a high of 1442 hospitalized on July 23rd. On August 4th, 251 COVID-positive patients were in the ICU, this was down from a high of 291 on July 24th. Finally, on August 4th, 216 COVID-positive patients were on ventilators, this was down from a high of 223 on July 28th. This represents a decreasing hospitalization burden.

We also show the proportion of patients hospitalized who are in the ICU and the proportion of those patients in the ICU who are ventilated.

Overall, the percentage of COVID-19 hospitalized patients needing intensive care has decreased from over 35% in early April, to the current rate of below 25%. In addition, the percentage of COVID-19 ICU patients requiring ventilation decreased from over approximately 85% in early April, to under 60% in June. However, over the past month, this has again began to increase to approximately 75% currently.

COVID-19 Deaths by Day

County Date Count
Broward 2020-03-12 1
Broward 2020-03-15 1
Broward 2020-03-16 1
Broward 2020-03-18 2
Broward 2020-03-19 2
Broward 2020-03-20 2
Broward 2020-03-21 2
Broward 2020-03-22 2
Broward 2020-03-23 4
Broward 2020-03-24 3
Broward 2020-03-25 12
Broward 2020-03-26 3
Broward 2020-03-27 9
Broward 2020-03-28 6
Broward 2020-03-29 5
Broward 2020-03-30 8
Broward 2020-03-31 4
Broward 2020-04-01 9
Broward 2020-04-02 5
Broward 2020-04-03 11
Broward 2020-04-04 9
Broward 2020-04-05 7
Broward 2020-04-06 5
Broward 2020-04-07 9
Broward 2020-04-08 9
Broward 2020-04-09 12
Broward 2020-04-10 10
Broward 2020-04-11 3
Broward 2020-04-12 16
Broward 2020-04-13 11
Broward 2020-04-14 7
Broward 2020-04-15 3
Broward 2020-04-16 7
Broward 2020-04-17 3
Broward 2020-04-18 10
Broward 2020-04-19 9
Broward 2020-04-20 7
Broward 2020-04-21 3
Broward 2020-04-22 10
Broward 2020-04-23 11
Broward 2020-04-24 4
Broward 2020-04-25 7
Broward 2020-04-26 2
Broward 2020-04-27 6
Broward 2020-04-28 5
Broward 2020-04-29 6
Broward 2020-04-30 5
Broward 2020-05-01 7
Broward 2020-05-02 2
Broward 2020-05-03 4
Broward 2020-05-04 10
Broward 2020-05-05 1
Broward 2020-05-06 2
Broward 2020-05-07 1
Broward 2020-05-09 4
Broward 2020-05-10 1
Broward 2020-05-11 3
Broward 2020-05-12 3
Broward 2020-05-13 2
Broward 2020-05-14 6
Broward 2020-05-16 6
Broward 2020-05-17 2
Broward 2020-05-18 1
Broward 2020-05-19 3
Broward 2020-05-20 1
Broward 2020-05-21 2
Broward 2020-05-22 6
Broward 2020-05-23 1
Broward 2020-05-24 1
Broward 2020-05-25 2
Broward 2020-05-26 3
Broward 2020-05-27 2
Broward 2020-05-29 5
Broward 2020-05-30 2
Broward 2020-05-31 1
Broward 2020-06-02 3
Broward 2020-06-03 2
Broward 2020-06-04 4
Broward 2020-06-05 2
Broward 2020-06-06 1
Broward 2020-06-07 3
Broward 2020-06-08 2
Broward 2020-06-09 3
Broward 2020-06-10 1
Broward 2020-06-11 3
Broward 2020-06-12 2
Broward 2020-06-13 3
Broward 2020-06-14 3
Broward 2020-06-15 1
Broward 2020-06-16 3
Broward 2020-06-17 4
Broward 2020-06-18 1
Broward 2020-06-19 3
Broward 2020-06-20 7
Broward 2020-06-21 5
Broward 2020-06-22 9
Broward 2020-06-23 1
Broward 2020-06-24 5
Broward 2020-06-25 4
Broward 2020-06-26 12
Broward 2020-06-27 13
Broward 2020-06-28 6
Broward 2020-06-29 8
Broward 2020-06-30 7
Broward 2020-07-01 20
Broward 2020-07-02 11
Broward 2020-07-03 5
Broward 2020-07-04 17
Broward 2020-07-05 4
Broward 2020-07-06 14
Broward 2020-07-07 13
Broward 2020-07-08 13
Broward 2020-07-09 23
Broward 2020-07-10 19
Broward 2020-07-11 16
Broward 2020-07-12 17
Broward 2020-07-13 15
Broward 2020-07-14 14
Broward 2020-07-15 11

In Broward County, death rose until mid April before decreasing until approximately May 18th, the day the county opened (depicted by orange triangle). There has been a significant recent increase in deaths per day for Broward County. The peak number of deaths thus far reported was 23 on July 9th.

Note: Due to delays in classifying the cause of death and thus of reporting deaths due to COVID-19, the most recent data will undercount the number of deaths. For this reason, the last three weeks were excluded from this analysis of deaths.


Palm Beach County

COVID-19 Testing Data

Full Data

Date Positive Negative PropPositive
20-Mar 13 229 5.371901
21-Mar 14 84 14.285714
22-Mar 16 54 22.857143
23-Mar 17 135 11.184211
24-Mar 15 87 14.705882
25-Mar 37 401 8.447489
26-Mar 33 180 15.492958
27-Mar 67 211 24.100719
28-Mar 77 231 25.000000
29-Mar 15 31 32.608696
30-Mar 130 539 19.431988
31-Mar 88 414 17.529881
1-Apr 16 113 12.403101
2-Apr 170 364 31.835206
3-Apr 44 526 7.719298
4-Apr 127 446 22.164049
5-Apr 92 455 16.819013
6-Apr 69 276 20.000000
7-Apr 90 466 16.187050
8-Apr 47 135 25.824176
9-Apr 127 586 17.812062
10-Apr 98 462 17.500000
11-Apr 220 1987 9.968283
12-Apr 63 279 18.421053
13-Apr 81 352 18.706698
14-Apr 71 275 20.520231
15-Apr 99 316 23.855422
16-Apr 165 1467 10.110294
17-Apr 192 2332 7.606973
18-Apr 61 349 14.878049
19-Apr 52 312 14.285714
20-Apr 112 1418 7.320261
21-Apr 144 1970 6.811731
22-Apr 111 1373 7.479784
23-Apr 167 996 14.359415
24-Apr 65 456 12.476008
25-Apr NA NA NA
26-Apr NA NA NA
27-Apr NA NA NA
28-Apr NA NA NA
29-Apr 57 637 8.213256
30-Apr 74 1192 5.845182
1-May 39 886 4.216216
2-May 51 657 7.203390
3-May 172 2312 6.924316
4-May 82 2250 3.516295
5-May 100 1651 5.711022
6-May 86 1076 7.401033
7-May 35 1162 2.923977
8-May 171 1117 13.276397
9-May 78 897 8.000000
10-May 22 1052 2.048417
11-May 124 1198 9.379728
12-May 143 2322 5.801217
13-May 120 1418 7.802341
14-May 112 1174 8.709176
15-May 29 325 8.192090
16-May 109 1316 7.649123
17-May 113 1326 7.852676
18-May 57 1906 2.903719
19-May 67 4512 1.463202
20-May 189 3207 5.565371
21-May 100 1264 7.331378
22-May 80 1553 4.898959
23-May 45 884 4.843918
24-May 148 2866 4.910418
25-May 81 1347 5.672269
26-May 36 1000 3.474903
27-May 82 1352 5.718271
28-May 227 3455 6.165128
29-May 92 816 10.100000
30-May 145 1897 7.100000
31-May 141 2225 6.000000
1-Jun 77 780 9.000000
2-Jun 248 2096 10.600000
3-Jun 152 3341 4.400000
4-Jun 153 2955 4.900000
5-Jun 171 2240 7.100000
6-Jun 240 4530 5.000000
7-Jun 113 1553 6.800000
8-Jun 202 2670 7.000000
9-Jun 158 1481 9.600000
10-Jun 188 1594 10.500000
11-Jun 197 2147 8.400000
12-Jun 361 3135 10.300000
13-Jun 374 4183 8.200000
14-Jun 176 1808 8.900000
15-Jun 254 2417 9.500000
16-Jun 222 1733 11.400000
17-Jun 345 2212 13.500000
18-Jun 230 2757 7.700000
19-Jun 363 2236 14.000000
20-Jun 335 3100 9.800000
21-Jun 168 2581 6.100000
22-Jun 284 2371 10.700000
23-Jun 351 1540 18.600000
24-Jun 311 3024 9.300000
25-Jun 642 5349 10.700000
26-Jun 437 3632 10.700000
27-Jun 454 4878 8.500000
28-Jun 332 3066 9.800000
29-Jun 433 2573 14.400000
30-Jun 295 1760 14.400000
1-Jul 408 2823 12.600000
2-Jul 465 3276 12.400000
3-Jul 820 5279 13.400000
4-Jul 682 4223 13.900000
5-Jul 393 2410 14.000000
6-Jul 385 2067 15.700000
7-Jul 594 3851 13.400000
8-Jul 422 2517 14.400000
9-Jul 570 4346 11.600000
10-Jul 611 3689 14.200000
11-Jul 1166 9736 10.700000
12-Jul 778 6172 11.200000
13-Jul 468 2438 16.100000
14-Jul 496 3992 11.100000
15-Jul 912 7153 11.300000
16-Jul 641 5367 10.700000
17-Jul 681 6577 9.400000
18-Jul 733 5634 11.500000
19-Jul 648 4177 13.400000
20-Jul 526 3459 13.200000
21-Jul 553 5713 8.800000
22-Jul 758 5920 11.400000
23-Jul 734 5251 12.300000
24-Jul 711 6543 9.800000
25-Jul 606 5425 10.000000
26-Jul 631 6481 8.900000
27-Jul 622 5060 10.900000
28-Jul 575 6095 8.600000
29-Jul 506 4866 9.400000
30-Jul 572 5449 9.500000
31-Jul 597 6003 9.000000
1-Aug 380 4220 8.300000
2-Aug 312 2885 9.800000
3-Aug 325 2915 10.000000
4-Aug 351 3192 9.900000


Total COVID-19 Tests by Day

The average number of COVID-19 tests performed each day has increased from about 500 in early April to roughly 5000 in July. Over the past two weeks, there has been an average change of -74 fewer tests performed each day in Palm Beach County. This data is presented on a log scale.

Note: Testing site closures due to Hurricane Isaias may impact this number.

Positive COVID-19 Tests by Day

There was a general decrease in the number of new positive test results from early April until around May 11th. Afterwards, this trend flattened out and then increased. Over the past two weeks, there has been an average change of -17 fewer positive cases each day, per day in Palm Beach County.

Note: Testing site closures due to Hurricane Isaias may impact this number.

Proportion of Positive Cases within Past Two Weeks

During the 14-day period from 21 July to 04 August, there was a decrease in the proportion of positive COVID-19 cases reported in Palm Beach County. Over this period, there was an average change of -0.2 percentage points per day for new positive cases.

Proportion of Positive COVID-19 Tests by Day

Overall, the proportion of positive test results out of all tests decreased significantly from over 15% in April to the proportion of about 6% at the end of May. This is function of test availability and the population being tested. Overall, since the county reopened on May 11th, the proportion of positive tests is now increasing over time. Over the past two weeks the proportion of positive COVID-19 tests has changed by approximately -0.18 % each day.

COVID-19 Hospitalization Data

Full Data

Date County TotalBeds AvailableBeds HospitalCapacity Hospitalized ICU Ventilated AdmitPrevDay DischPrevDay DeltaAdmit
2020-04-02 PALM BEACH 4332 NA NA 150 78 38 NA NA NA
2020-04-03 PALM BEACH 4332 NA NA 171 69 60 31 12 19
2020-04-04 PALM BEACH 4332 NA NA 170 77 75 50 47 3
2020-04-05 PALM BEACH 4332 NA NA 180 83 73 49 15 34
2020-04-06 PALM BEACH 4332 NA NA 138 64 58 49 48 1
2020-04-07 PALM BEACH 4332 NA NA 199 84 63 64 39 25
2020-04-08 PALM BEACH 4332 NA NA 158 68 51 47 28 19
2020-04-09 PALM BEACH 4332 NA NA 212 86 66 93 39 54
2020-04-10 PALM BEACH 4332 2208 0.5096953 184 90 54 46 46 0
2020-04-10 PALM BEACH 4332 NA NA 200 99 55 48 40 8
2020-04-11 PALM BEACH 4332 NA NA 196 94 58 60 22 38
2020-04-12 PALM BEACH 4332 NA NA 229 103 60 36 25 11
2020-04-12 PALM BEACH 4332 NA NA 228 103 63 38 26 12
2020-04-13 PALM BEACH 4332 NA NA 239 90 54 64 38 26
2020-04-13 PALM BEACH 4332 NA NA 242 91 57 66 39 27
2020-04-14 PALM BEACH 4332 1902 0.4390582 241 89 56 65 44 21
2020-04-14 PALM BEACH 4332 1893 0.4369806 204 73 48 63 49 14
2020-04-15 PALM BEACH 4332 1832 0.4228994 223 85 51 74 38 36
2020-04-16 PALM BEACH 4332 1807 0.4171283 241 89 53 74 34 40
2020-04-16 PALM BEACH 4332 1881 0.4342105 250 92 54 72 38 34
2020-04-17 PALM BEACH 4332 1807 0.4171283 236 87 52 74 26 48
2020-04-17 PALM BEACH 4332 1868 0.4312096 239 88 54 60 33 27
2020-04-18 PALM BEACH 4332 1866 0.4307479 240 91 53 62 33 29
2020-04-18 PALM BEACH 4332 1862 0.4298246 237 89 54 61 33 28
2020-04-19 PALM BEACH 4332 1800 0.4155125 238 94 62 55 25 30
2020-04-20 PALM BEACH 4332 1842 0.4252078 245 91 56 46 25 21
2020-04-21 PALM BEACH 4332 2128 0.4912281 236 86 47 41 40 1
2020-04-22 PALM BEACH 4332 1765 0.4074331 232 88 52 46 35 11
2020-04-22 PALM BEACH 4332 1783 0.4115882 226 84 52 47 31 16
2020-04-23 PALM BEACH 4332 1762 0.4067405 232 85 50 42 34 8
2020-04-23 PALM BEACH 4332 1963 0.4531394 229 84 49 38 30 8
2020-04-24 PALM BEACH 4332 1832 0.4228994 223 73 50 40 32 8
2020-04-25 PALM BEACH 4332 1820 0.4201293 223 73 43 39 23 16
2020-04-25 PALM BEACH 4332 1774 0.4095106 221 71 43 38 25 13
2020-04-26 PALM BEACH 4332 1777 0.4102031 209 65 40 50 24 26
2020-04-26 PALM BEACH 4332 1761 0.4065097 213 68 41 45 18 27
2020-04-27 PALM BEACH 4332 1771 0.4088181 222 67 43 26 22 4
2020-04-27 PALM BEACH 4332 1793 0.4138966 223 69 44 25 22 3
2020-04-28 PALM BEACH 4332 1817 0.4194367 229 75 45 30 27 3
2020-04-28 PALM BEACH 4332 1815 0.4189751 230 75 40 29 25 4
2020-04-29 PALM BEACH 4332 1638 0.3781163 236 72 43 33 23 10
2020-04-29 PALM BEACH 4332 1634 0.3771930 232 73 44 31 22 9
2020-04-30 PALM BEACH 4332 1661 0.3834257 232 73 44 41 32 9
2020-04-30 PALM BEACH 4332 1668 0.3850416 234 74 43 45 36 9
2020-05-01 PALM BEACH 4332 1629 0.3760388 235 76 44 49 32 17
2020-05-01 PALM BEACH 4332 1607 0.3709603 236 77 44 43 32 11
2020-05-02 PALM BEACH 4332 1674 0.3864266 241 76 50 34 34 0
2020-05-03 PALM BEACH 4332 1739 0.4014312 246 72 47 35 18 17
2020-05-03 PALM BEACH 4332 1735 0.4005078 242 71 46 33 17 16
2020-05-04 PALM BEACH 4332 1621 0.3741921 228 71 52 34 39 -5
2020-05-04 PALM BEACH 4332 1613 0.3723453 228 71 52 34 39 -5
2020-05-05 PALM BEACH 4332 1545 0.3566482 230 75 47 48 33 15
2020-05-05 PALM BEACH 4332 1545 0.3566482 230 75 47 48 33 15
2020-05-06 PALM BEACH 4332 1514 0.3494922 233 67 39 45 34 11
2020-05-06 PALM BEACH 4332 1514 0.3494922 233 67 39 45 33 12
2020-05-07 PALM BEACH 4332 1478 0.3411819 237 69 41 45 28 17
2020-05-07 PALM BEACH 4332 1477 0.3409511 236 69 40 44 27 17
2020-05-08 PALM BEACH 4332 1499 0.3460295 224 65 40 36 46 -10
2020-05-09 PALM BEACH 4332 1592 0.3674977 224 66 43 31 32 -1
2020-05-09 PALM BEACH 4332 1592 0.3674977 224 66 43 31 32 -1
2020-05-10 PALM BEACH 4332 1625 0.3751154 226 69 41 41 32 9
2020-05-10 PALM BEACH 4332 1625 0.3751154 227 70 41 37 33 4
2020-05-11 PALM BEACH 4332 1640 0.3785780 218 64 38 41 28 13
2020-05-11 PALM BEACH 4332 1640 0.3785780 218 64 38 41 28 13
2020-05-12 PALM BEACH 4332 1520 0.3508772 222 67 50 41 29 12
2020-05-12 PALM BEACH 4332 1520 0.3508772 222 68 36 41 29 12
2020-05-13 PALM BEACH 4332 1508 0.3481071 216 64 37 47 35 12
2020-05-13 PALM BEACH 4332 1500 0.3462604 219 64 38 40 29 11
2020-05-14 PALM BEACH 4332 1453 0.3354109 242 75 37 48 36 12
2020-05-14 PALM BEACH 4332 1453 0.3354109 242 75 37 48 36 12
2020-05-15 PALM BEACH 4332 1460 0.3370268 236 71 37 39 30 9
2020-05-15 PALM BEACH 4332 1422 0.3282548 241 73 36 43 43 0
2020-05-16 PALM BEACH 4332 1395 0.3220222 250 70 38 48 34 14
2020-05-16 PALM BEACH 4332 1412 0.3259464 247 71 41 50 29 21
2020-05-18 PALM BEACH 4332 1479 0.3414127 251 66 33 34 25 9
2020-05-19 PALM BEACH 4332 1322 0.3051708 231 66 34 44 30 14
2020-05-23 PALM BEACH 4332 1377 0.3178670 235 55 35 38 43 -5
2020-05-26 PALM BEACH 4332 1564 0.3610342 246 66 36 36 25 11
2020-05-27 PALM BEACH 4332 1391 0.3210988 246 66 37 49 34 15
2020-05-28 PALM BEACH 4332 1295 0.2989381 234 55 34 46 62 -16
2020-05-29 PALM BEACH 4332 1222 0.2820868 238 63 35 34 37 -3
2020-05-31 PALM BEACH 4332 1272 0.2936288 241 68 40 28 26 2
2020-06-01 PALM BEACH 4332 1254 0.2894737 251 69 43 34 37 -3
2020-06-02 PALM BEACH 4288 1214 0.2831157 237 64 36 39 42 -3
2020-06-03 PALM BEACH 4288 1214 0.2831157 271 90 64 40 18 22
2020-06-04 PALM BEACH 4288 1201 0.2800840 254 78 41 45 33 12
2020-06-05 PALM BEACH 4288 1208 0.2817164 253 75 48 41 43 -2
2020-06-08 PALM BEACH 4288 1295 0.3020056 307 87 48 53 17 36
2020-06-10 PALM BEACH 4288 1157 0.2698228 293 84 55 40 41 -1
2020-06-11 PALM BEACH 4288 1158 0.2700560 275 84 52 49 42 7
2020-06-12 PALM BEACH 4288 1113 0.2595616 289 90 51 42 28 14
2020-06-12 PALM BEACH 4288 1103 0.2572295 287 88 50 42 25 17
2020-06-15 PALM BEACH 4288 1273 0.2968750 291 74 54 47 25 22
2020-06-16 PALM BEACH 4288 1200 0.2798507 303 78 44 68 45 23
2020-06-17 PALM BEACH 4288 1123 0.2618937 329 95 50 49 53 -4
2020-06-18 PALM BEACH 4288 1125 0.2623601 348 99 49 58 38 20
2020-06-19 PALM BEACH 4288 1111 0.2590951 369 90 49 58 36 22
2020-06-20 PALM BEACH 4288 1173 0.2735541 376 92 48 68 34 34
2020-06-22 PALM BEACH 4288 1259 0.2936101 371 77 46 51 35 16
2020-06-23 PALM BEACH 4288 1144 0.2667910 402 82 51 68 43 25
2020-06-24 PALM BEACH 4288 1139 0.2656250 394 84 69 57 59 -2
2020-06-25 PALM BEACH 4288 1127 0.2628265 384 76 46 70 50 20
2020-06-26 PALM BEACH 4288 1046 0.2439366 403 80 46 74 38 36
2020-06-27 PALM BEACH 4288 1124 0.2621269 420 77 45 94 57 37
2020-06-27 PALM BEACH 4288 1124 0.2621269 420 77 45 94 57 37
2020-06-28 PALM BEACH NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
2020-06-29 PALM BEACH NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
2020-06-30 PALM BEACH 4288 1072 0.2500000 493 118 56 95 57 38
2020-07-01 PALM BEACH NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
2020-07-02 PALM BEACH NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
2020-07-03 PALM BEACH NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
2020-07-05 PALM BEACH 4288 1311 0.3057369 555 115 71 84 58 26
2020-07-06 PALM BEACH 4288 1308 0.3050373 611 121 72 85 41 44
2020-07-08 PALM BEACH 4288 1130 0.2635261 610 133 76 93 98 -5
2020-07-09 PALM BEACH 4288 1072 0.2500000 615 138 105 99 82 17
2020-07-10 PALM BEACH 4288 1129 0.2632929 622 142 77 82 69 13
2020-07-12 PALM BEACH 4288 1255 0.2926772 640 142 81 105 103 2
2020-07-13 PALM BEACH 4288 1239 0.2889459 660 149 93 106 78 28
2020-07-14 PALM BEACH 4288 1160 0.2705224 680 151 90 100 78 22
2020-07-15 PALM BEACH 4288 1132 0.2639925 665 145 85 101 102 -1
2020-07-16 PALM BEACH 4288 1058 0.2467351 689 147 80 116 79 37
2020-07-17 PALM BEACH 4288 1094 0.2551306 602 149 80 111 83 28
2020-07-19 PALM BEACH 4288 1238 0.2887127 672 146 86 79 58 21
2020-07-21 PALM BEACH 4288 1170 0.2728545 672 141 82 90 103 -13
2020-07-22 PALM BEACH 4288 1143 0.2665578 665 133 79 74 75 -1
2020-07-23 PALM BEACH 4288 1169 0.2726213 659 137 75 65 80 -15
2020-07-24 PALM BEACH 4288 1155 0.2693563 628 134 76 81 88 -7
2020-07-25 PALM BEACH 4288 1186 0.2765858 650 139 78 77 84 -7
2020-07-26 PALM BEACH 4288 1434 0.3344216 640 136 81 65 73 -8
2020-07-27 PALM BEACH 4288 1407 0.3281250 639 140 86 66 34 32
2020-07-28 PALM BEACH 4288 1213 0.2828825 621 144 81 74 84 -10
2020-07-29 PALM BEACH 4288 1189 0.2772854 598 145 82 62 72 -10
2020-07-30 PALM BEACH 4288 1202 0.2803172 558 139 85 64 100 -36
2020-08-01 PALM BEACH 4288 1366 0.3185634 523 134 86 67 56 11
2020-08-02 PALM BEACH 4288 1428 0.3330224 537 132 86 58 40 18
2020-08-03 PALM BEACH 4288 1396 0.3255597 547 134 92 53 44 9
2020-08-04 PALM BEACH 4288 1267 0.2954757 498 141 99 52 71 -19


Hospital COVID-19 Census Trajectory

We now show a census plot of hospitalizations, patients in ICU, and those in ICU on ventilators (shown on a log scale) for Palm Beach County. Overall, in Palm Beach County, trends for hospitalization census, ICU census and ventilation census decreased from April to mid May before reversing. Subsequently, we see an increase in hospitalization census, ICU census, and ventilation census for Palm Beach County. The COVID-19 ICU census has decreased from its reported April peak of 103 on April 12th to 55 on May 23rd; currently there are 141 COVID-19 patients in ICU, an all time high. Overall, the number of COVID-19 patients on ventilators has decreased significantly from its highest point of 75 ventilated on April 4th to to 33 on May 18th; currently there are 99 COVID-19 patients in ICU who are on ventilators. The observed flat trends for hospitalization, ICU, and ventilated census have reversed over the past month and are increasing.

On August 4th, there were 498 COVID-positive patients hospitalized, this was down from a high of 689 on July 16th. On August 4th, there were 141 COVID-positive patients in the ICU, this was down from a high of 151 on July 14th. Finally, On August 4th, there were COVID-positive 90 patients ventilated, this was down from a reported high of 105 on July 9th. Additionally, the number of deaths per day is rising for Palm Beach County. This represents a decreasing hospitalization burden.

We also show the proportion of patients hospitalized who are in the ICU and the proportion of those in the ICU who are ventilated.

Overall, the percentage of COVID-19 hospitalized patients requiring intensive care has decreased from approximately 50% in early April to the current rate of approximately 20%. Additionally, the percentage of patients in the ICU on ventilation has decreased from 80% in early April to the current percentage of approximately 60%.

COVID-19 Deaths by Day

County Date Count
Palm Beach 2020-03-13 1
Palm Beach 2020-03-16 1
Palm Beach 2020-03-18 1
Palm Beach 2020-03-20 2
Palm Beach 2020-03-21 2
Palm Beach 2020-03-22 2
Palm Beach 2020-03-24 1
Palm Beach 2020-03-25 5
Palm Beach 2020-03-26 2
Palm Beach 2020-03-27 14
Palm Beach 2020-03-28 11
Palm Beach 2020-03-29 13
Palm Beach 2020-03-30 7
Palm Beach 2020-03-31 5
Palm Beach 2020-04-01 9
Palm Beach 2020-04-02 14
Palm Beach 2020-04-03 14
Palm Beach 2020-04-04 4
Palm Beach 2020-04-05 4
Palm Beach 2020-04-06 5
Palm Beach 2020-04-07 10
Palm Beach 2020-04-08 6
Palm Beach 2020-04-09 6
Palm Beach 2020-04-10 5
Palm Beach 2020-04-11 9
Palm Beach 2020-04-12 6
Palm Beach 2020-04-13 6
Palm Beach 2020-04-14 10
Palm Beach 2020-04-15 12
Palm Beach 2020-04-16 10
Palm Beach 2020-04-17 12
Palm Beach 2020-04-18 5
Palm Beach 2020-04-19 7
Palm Beach 2020-04-20 7
Palm Beach 2020-04-21 9
Palm Beach 2020-04-22 9
Palm Beach 2020-04-23 11
Palm Beach 2020-04-24 3
Palm Beach 2020-04-25 8
Palm Beach 2020-04-26 5
Palm Beach 2020-04-27 3
Palm Beach 2020-04-28 4
Palm Beach 2020-04-29 9
Palm Beach 2020-04-30 3
Palm Beach 2020-05-01 4
Palm Beach 2020-05-02 3
Palm Beach 2020-05-03 5
Palm Beach 2020-05-04 5
Palm Beach 2020-05-05 5
Palm Beach 2020-05-06 8
Palm Beach 2020-05-07 5
Palm Beach 2020-05-08 5
Palm Beach 2020-05-09 6
Palm Beach 2020-05-10 3
Palm Beach 2020-05-11 8
Palm Beach 2020-05-12 4
Palm Beach 2020-05-13 4
Palm Beach 2020-05-14 6
Palm Beach 2020-05-15 5
Palm Beach 2020-05-16 6
Palm Beach 2020-05-17 5
Palm Beach 2020-05-18 3
Palm Beach 2020-05-19 2
Palm Beach 2020-05-20 8
Palm Beach 2020-05-21 2
Palm Beach 2020-05-22 7
Palm Beach 2020-05-23 7
Palm Beach 2020-05-24 6
Palm Beach 2020-05-25 5
Palm Beach 2020-05-26 4
Palm Beach 2020-05-27 7
Palm Beach 2020-05-28 7
Palm Beach 2020-05-29 6
Palm Beach 2020-05-30 4
Palm Beach 2020-05-31 8
Palm Beach 2020-06-01 4
Palm Beach 2020-06-02 3
Palm Beach 2020-06-03 5
Palm Beach 2020-06-04 4
Palm Beach 2020-06-05 7
Palm Beach 2020-06-06 8
Palm Beach 2020-06-07 5
Palm Beach 2020-06-08 9
Palm Beach 2020-06-09 1
Palm Beach 2020-06-10 4
Palm Beach 2020-06-11 8
Palm Beach 2020-06-12 6
Palm Beach 2020-06-13 6
Palm Beach 2020-06-14 3
Palm Beach 2020-06-15 4
Palm Beach 2020-06-16 5
Palm Beach 2020-06-17 11
Palm Beach 2020-06-18 5
Palm Beach 2020-06-19 7
Palm Beach 2020-06-20 4
Palm Beach 2020-06-21 1
Palm Beach 2020-06-22 15
Palm Beach 2020-06-23 5
Palm Beach 2020-06-24 20
Palm Beach 2020-06-25 12
Palm Beach 2020-06-26 19
Palm Beach 2020-06-27 20
Palm Beach 2020-06-28 14
Palm Beach 2020-06-29 9
Palm Beach 2020-06-30 5
Palm Beach 2020-07-01 8
Palm Beach 2020-07-02 15
Palm Beach 2020-07-03 6
Palm Beach 2020-07-04 13
Palm Beach 2020-07-05 4
Palm Beach 2020-07-06 10
Palm Beach 2020-07-07 12
Palm Beach 2020-07-08 5
Palm Beach 2020-07-09 9
Palm Beach 2020-07-10 12
Palm Beach 2020-07-11 7
Palm Beach 2020-07-12 11
Palm Beach 2020-07-13 7
Palm Beach 2020-07-14 8
Palm Beach 2020-07-15 6

In Palm Beach County, COVID-positive deaths rose until mid April and afterward have been decreasing. This decrease in deaths may be attributable to advances in COVID-19 treatments and standard of care. A decrease in median age of those impacted could also partially explain this decrease. Recently, there has been a signficant increase in the number of deaths per day for Palm Beach County. Thus far, the peak number of deaths per day was 23 on both June 24th and June 27th, respectively.

Note: Due to delays in classifying the cause of death and thus of reporting deaths due to COVID-19, the most recent data will undercount the number of deaths. For this reason, the last three weeks were excluded from this analysis of deaths.


Conclusion

During the past two weeks, the number of positive COVID-19 tests has changed by an average of -82, -36, and -17 each day for Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach Counties, respectively. Testing site closures due to Hurricane Isaias may impact these numbers. There has also been decreases in the proportion of positive COVID-19 tests obtained within the past two weeks for all three counties.

For Miami-Dade County, on August 4th, there were 1949 COVID positive patients hospitalized. This was a decrease from a high of 2299 obtained on July 21st. Additionally on August 4th, there were 512 COVID positive patients in the ICU. This was a decrease from from a high of 561 obtained on July 26th. Furthermore, on August 4th, there were 326 COVID positive patients ventilated. This was a decrease from a high of 335 obtained on July 24th. This represents a slightly decreasing hospitalization burden. Additionally, the number of deaths per day is rising for Miami-Dade County. There is also a four week lag between deaths occuring and deaths being reported.

For Broward County, On August 4th, 1087 COVID-positive patients were hospitalized, this was down from a high of 1442 hospitalized on July 23rd. On August 4th, 251 COVID-positive patients were in the ICU, this was down from a high of 291 on July 24th. Finally, on August 4th, 216 COVID-positive patients were on ventilators, this was down from a high of 223 on July 28th. This represents a decreasing hospitalization burden. Additionally, the number of deaths per day is rising for Broward County.

For Palm Beach County, On August 4th, there were 498 COVID-positive patients hospitalized, this was down from a high of 689 on July 16th. On August 4th, there were 141 COVID-positive patients in the ICU, this was down from a high of 151 on July 14th. Finally, On August 4th, there were COVID-positive 90 patients ventilated, this was down from a reported high of 105 on July 9th. This represents a decreasing hospitalization burden. Additionally, the number of deaths per day is rising for Palm Beach County.

In summary, for all counties analyzed, there have been record highs obtained for COVID-19 patients in hospitals, in the ICU and on ventilators over the past month. However, recently these numbers have begin to plateau and decrease. Additionally, all counties experienced record highs for cases during the previous month. Secondly, the number of cases and case positivity rates are also declining for all three counties analyzed. Finally, the number of deaths per day has increased significantly across the three counties analyzed. Despite recent declines, the number of COVID positive patients hospitalized still represents a major concern for area hospital capacity. Aggressive countermeasures should be taken immediately to arrest these increases and ensure hospitals have sufficiently capacity.


Data Sources

Data sources are as follows:

  • COVID-19 Test Results: The number of positive and negative COVID-19 test results come from the Florida Department of Health: https://floridahealthcovid19.gov/.
  • COVID-19 Hospital Census: The hospitalization data is disseminated by Florida’s Agency for Health Care Administration: https://ahca.myflorida.com/.
  • COVID-19 Death Linelist: This list is created and disseminated by Florida’s Department of Health. Deaths are medical examiner confirmed. https://floridahealthcovid19.gov.